Sometimes, you get lucky.

Almost two years ago Laura contacted me about her wedding. Through her writing I could tell that she was an absolutely bubbly and kindhearted person, and that she wanted us – not just anyone – as her wedding photographers. We met, hit it off big time, and a year  later we were shooting their wedding.

From that very first email to the first meeting and so on, we have felt like the luckiest photographers in the world.

Laura and Joe, you two are ridiculously good together. I know your wedding was a while ago, but I’ve just been sitting on these pictures and never found the right words to go with them. When someone strikes a chord with me I could go on for days, but I think I can sum up my intentions with a simple thank you.

About 4 months ago, there was a storm that engulfed the east coast. For those of you who might not know, Adam and I were living in the dead center of the storm’s path. This however, is a story for another day.

Colin and Maria got married a whopping two days after the storm made it’s way out of New York, and by some miracle the venue and hotel were still standing and with power. Like the absolute rocks that they are, I watched this couple hold two families together and pull off a beautiful wedding in a near disaster.

Colin and Maria, thank you from the bottom of my heart for having Adam and I as your photographers. It wouldn’t have mattered if the buildings were crumbling down around you, the end result is still the same. The right two people managed to find each other.

The morning of this wedding, I woke up and quite literally fell out of my hotel bed. Not the most graceful way to start the day, but maybe there’s some sort of superstitious good luck to be had from a rough morning. At around 10am I pulled up to greet Sam and her family at her parent’s house, and I couldn’t have felt more welcomed.

I soon found out that this would be the theme of the day. As the hours rolled on, the feeling of love and happiness in the air was palpable. Sam and Jim, thank you from the bottom of my heart for making our job so easy. I feel like we really came out on top, with two new friends and a boat load of great memories.

Your wedding day was the perfect note to end the year on.

Once upon a time, I met a friend of a friend and her name was Kim. Over the years we got to know each other, and eventually this girl became my go-to friend when life was too much. My partner in crime. My wing man.

As life goes, we talked only sporadically after my move to the city. This was of course until one day out of the blue, my dear little Kim asked me what our wedding rates were for my favorite model. The rest, as they say, is history.

Kim and Mike, we are both so incredibly happy for you. Sometimes things just fall into place, and I’m glad you two found each other in this ridiculously large world.

I don’t have much time to write these days, but you can expect a change in that on our end in the coming months. We’ve been on the road, and I’m very much looking forward to getting my feet planted soon.

Until then, you’ll have to make do with some classic New York pictures of an amazingly in love couple. Liz and Matt, thank you from the bottom of my heart for having us. I can safely say we felt like part of the family, and it makes all the difference in the world. This year has been treating us incredibly well.